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HSK
because / owing to / on account of
HSK 2
why? / for what reason?
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *為* | 為* | *為
because of / for / to
HSK 2
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
HSK 2
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
HSK 2
action / conduct / behavior / activity
HSK 2
to become; to turn into
HSK 2
to change into
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *為* | 為* | *為
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
HSK 3
to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
HSK 3
for; for the purpose of; in order to
HSK 3
to be classified as
HSK 4
one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be
HSK 4
to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
HSK 4
to rely mainly on / to attach most importance to
HSK 5
(to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time)
HSK 5
until / (used in combination with words like or in constructs of the form ...為止|到...为止)
HSK 5
to feel embarrassed or awkward / to make things difficult (for someone) / to find things difficult (to do or manage)
HSK 5
to view as / to see as / to consider to be / to deem
HSK 5
why
HSK 6
for this reason / with regards to this / in this respect / in order to do this / to this end
HSK 6
artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort
HSK 7-9
to change into
HSK 7-9
to conduct oneself / behavior; conduct; personal character
HSK 7-9
extremely; exceedingly
HSK 7-9
especially
HSK 7-9
not to accept as correct (idiom); to object / to disapprove / to take exception to
HSK 7-9
so far / up to now / still (not)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) powerless to do anything about it
HSK 7-9
to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated
HSK 7-9
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
HSK 7-9
(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action
HSK 7-9
embarrassed
HSK 7-9
mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival / interdependent
HSK 7-9
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive / feckless
HSK 7-9
not known to anyone / secret / unknown
HSK 7-9
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
HSK 7-9
one's conduct and deeds
HSK 7-9
not an exaggeration / not excessive / not wide of the mark
to sink down to / to be reduced to (sth inferior)
code of conduct / standard of conduct
to take rash action
dialectal equivalent of 為什麼|为什么
to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor / evildoer / to perpetrate outrages
comparatively / relatively / fairly
to take as a guiding principle (idiom)
the most
in the capacity of / as
for sb / for others' interest
promising / to show promise
united as one / e pluribus unum
to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom) / to debauch
what one does / doings
head / be headed by
in numerical terms (typically followed by 不少 or 不多 or a number)
widely
very / greatly
until now; so far
nonfeasance / omission (law)
to elect as / to choose as / to consider as
very / extremely
sexual behavior
what is / (old) what for / (in a rhetorical question) it's no use
(old) why
for a specific purpose / specially
not to mind / unconcerned
tort; infringement (of sb's rights)
to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown / secret to all but a few
one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
(idiom) to gasp in amazement / to acclaim as the peak of perfection
timewise / pertaining to time
(idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma
to tackle a difficult job (idiom) / to do sth reluctantly
(idiom) to do whatever one pleases
pleasure from helping others (idiom)
to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself / you're on your own
to associate with / to keep company with
accustomed to / used to
villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
young and promising
to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
(idiom) the first impression is the strongest; to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
to try one's utmost / to strive
see 蔚成
(idiom) to illegally take possession of; to appropriate
daring / presumptuous / daredevil
can be regarded as; qualifies as (something positive)
lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
(idiom) to rid the people of a scourge
to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly / to act according to one's means / to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王 in his oppression (idiom) / fig. to take the side of the evildoer / giving succor to the enemy
to like to lecture others (idiom)
to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
unaccomplished / mediocre / feckless
(idiom) it's a deal / that's settled then
not to be repeated / not to be taken as a precedent / just this once
(idiom) to get into the black; to become profitable
to serve as a model for others (idiom) / to be a worthy teacher

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